In the current scenario of COVID-19, Delhi University (DU) will not conduct trials for admission under extracurricular activities (ECA), and sports quota.
In the current scenario of COVID-19, Delhi University (DU) will not conduct trials for admission under extracurricular activities (ECA), and sports quota.
The University of Delhi has started the online application for various courses on its official website du.ac.in. However, students must note that this time the varsity will not conduct sports and ECA trials.
A lot of students hoped for securing a seat in DU with their achievements in sports and extra-curricular activities, will not get a chance to showcase their talent as the university will not be conducting sports and extracurricular activities, trials in view of the coronavirus outbreak. Only candidates with NCC and NSS certificates will be considered for admissions under the ECA category while admissions under the sports category will be granted based on merit certificates.
“They should also register for a maximum of five courses and colleges in order of their preference where they wish to get admitted. These preferences will be utilized later in the allotment of course and college,” the university said.
Further, the applicants need to pay an additional registration fee of Rs 100 will apply in ECA category in addition to charges for (UR/OBC/SC/ST/PwBD/EWS) registration, it said, adding that applicants are required to upload self-attested copies of five NCC/NSS certificates. Applicant must secure a minimum of four marks in the marking of the uploaded NCC/NSS certificates to be eligible for admission on the basis of ECA.
DU offers admission under the sports quota in 27 disciplines - archery, athletics, cricket, football, badminton, hockey, swimming, wrestling, tennis, judo, and basketball, among others.
Under ECA category, there are 14 recognised activities including, creative writing, dance, debate, fine arts, music, music instrumental including tabla, harmonium, sitar, dholak, drums, guitar, and sarod, theatre, NCC, NSS, and yoga, among others.
As per standard norms, candidates used to be first shortlisted on the basis of merit certificates earned over the last three years. Students those are short listed, had to report at different venues for centralised trials. The seats reserved under the two categories are surplus.
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